Denmark

What the government has said

“I'm glad that the member states have finally agreed on a way forward that includes a number of obligations for providers of communication services to combat the spread of child sexual abuse material.”Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard, Council press release, 26 November 2025

Receipt: Council minutes, 26 Jun 2026 (wants detection negotiated now), via netzpolitik.org

As presidency it proposed mandatory scanning including client-side scanning, dropped the orders on 30 October 2025 for lack of a majority, and in June 2026 wanted detection negotiated right away.

How it voted in the Council

Negotiating mandate, 26 November 2025

yes The Council position adopted in Coreper: voluntary scanning only, no detection orders. Coreper does not publish votes; the split was reported the same day by the Czech news agency CTK.

Chat Control 1.0, 23 July 2026

yes The vote that brought back the temporary rules: voluntary scanning of private messages allowed until 3 April 2028.

A government can oppose mandatory scanning and still vote for the voluntary regime. The two are listed separately for that reason. Council votes need 15 states with 65 % of the population; four states with more than 35 % block.

How its MEPs voted

On 9 July 2026 the European Parliament voted on a motion to reject the Council text that brought back voluntary scanning, Chat Control 1.0. Rejection needed 361 votes and got 314, so the text passed. Of the 15 MEPs elected in Denmark, 11 voted to reject it, 3 voted against rejection, 1 abstained and 0 did not vote.

• 11 for rejection, that is against voluntary scanning
• 3 against rejection, letting the text pass
• 1 abstained
• 0 did not vote

The government line above concerns mandatory scanning; this vote concerned the voluntary regime. They are different questions, which is why both are shown. Source: roll-call vote 195775 as published by the European Parliament and compiled by HowTheyVote.eu; all 27 delegations side by side on the governments page.

Who decides in Denmark

Minister

Nicolai Wammen, Minister of Justice in the Frederiksen III government since 3 Jun 2026. The line on record was given by his predecessor Peter Hummelgaard, who chaired the JHA Council during the Danish presidency in late 2025

Ministry in charge

Ministry of Justice

Permanent representation

Ambassador Carsten Grønbech-Jensen, Permanent Representative (Coreper II, since 2023); Søren Jacobsen, Deputy Permanent Representative (Coreper I)

Source: stm.dk/presse/pressemeddelelser/2026/regeringen-mette-frederiksen-iii/

Timeline

1. 23 July 2026Council vote on Chat Control 1.0, the temporary rules. Denmark: yes.
2. 9 July 2026European Parliament votes on rejecting Chat Control 1.0; the motion fails, the text passes. MEPs elected in Denmark: 11 for rejection, 3 against, 1 abstained, 0 did not vote. source
3. Since 26 Jun 2026Recorded as supports. Receipt: Council minutes, 26 Jun 2026 (wants detection negotiated now), via netzpolitik.org source
4. 3 June 2026The Frederiksen III government takes office; Nicolai Wammen becomes Minister of Justice. source
5. 26 November 2025Council negotiating mandate adopted in Coreper. Denmark: yes.

Sources

• Council minutes, 26 Jun 2026 (wants detection negotiated now), via netzpolitik.org (receipt)
• Presidency text with detection orders and client-side scanning, Council minutes 12 Sep 2025, via netzpolitik.org
• Justice Minister Hummelgaard drops detection orders, 30 Oct 2025 (Ingenioren)
• Ministry of Justice factsheet on the regulation, Oct 2025 (PDF)
• Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU, about us
• Method: what the labels mean and where the population shares come from